Trees and shrubs

Camellia, a stunningly ornamental flower shrub, is perfectly suited to growing in pots. Picture it on your terrace or balcony!

Sea buckthorn is a thorny shrub worth checking out for its numerous vibrant-colored fruits. They’ll brighten up your garden in winter.

Mixed hedges are a composition of various shrubs. Each species brings its own enticing highlight, either in sync or one at a time. Changing leaf colors, spread-out blooms, and decorative fruits – all such traits are worth considering. Autumn? That’s your go-to season for planting. To guide you in choosing, let’s take a look at […]

Azalea japonica is a small heath shrub that provides evergreen, bushy growth.

Chamaecyparis is a very beautiful conifer that looks very ornamental, often called the Lawson cypress, Port Orford cedar or false cypress.

The alder is a lovely tree, well-known for thriving in wet areas like riverbanks and swamps.

Guitar plant is a shrub with beautiful summer blooms.

Staghorn sumac, also called vinegar sumac, is a short tree that grows in a roundish shape.

This smallish pear tree has a bearing and leaves that closely resemble those of the weeping willow. Willow-leaf pear key facts Name – Pyrus salicifolia Family – Rosaceae Type – tree Height – 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 m) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary Foliage – deciduous Flowering – March-April Wispy leaves and sometimes weeping branches make willow-leaf pear a great ornamental […]

Holly is a shrub that grows in the wild in most areas of the world.

Firethorn, a shrub with superb foliage, also bears magnificent colored berries in fall.

Skimmia is a beautiful shrub that is as attractive in winter as it is in spring.

Spindle hosts a unique and very ornamental leafage.

Acacia dealbata, commonly known under the name winter mimosa tree, decorates our gardens with superb golden yellow blooms from January to March, depending on the climate.

Out with the unending lines of thuja! These days, planting mixed hedges is all the fad. In such a hedge, evergreen leafage, colorful blooms and species that

Snowberry is renowned for its cute berries which it bears at the end of summer and in winter.

Fall is the season of nature’s grand finale, an explosion of color before a well-deserved rest. Like a show of fireworks, a culmination of powerful fiery bursts of color bursts forth from trees left and right in the scenery and in the garden. Gold in particular flashes and shines in all its rich tan-to-orange leaves, […]

Crepe myrtle is an amazing ornamental summer-blooming shrub.

The tamarillo is a fruit shrub native to the tropics which bears surprising fruits with firm flesh and a tangy, pungent taste.

Mimosa blooms in winter with warm, yellow flowers. Grow it in a pot near a window! Key facts for potted mimosa

In the birch family, Betula utilis jacquemontii shines with its silver-white trunk.

Some shrubs have the advantage of flowering during the entire fall season. They let us make-believe that the summer is extended

Perovskia is a magnificent summer to mid-fall bloomer.

Oregon grape is either of three gold winter-blooming hollies. Oregon grape holly key facts Species name – Mahonia Sub-sp. – aquifolium, repens, nervosa

Mimosa, the famous yellow-flowered tree, is easily controlled through pruning. Mimosa pruning key facts Goal – size, appearance Season – after the blooming (early spring) Cycle – yearly (every few months for suckers) With proper pruning, your mimosa tree will grow to the shape you desire. Read also: Mimosa tree care and, more specifically, Mimosa […]

The horse chestnut tree is a favorite of schoolyards: its famed “conkers” are an infinite source of enjoyment! Horse Chestnut tree facts Name – Aesculus hippocastanum Family – Spindaceae Type – tree Height – 50 to 150 feet (15 to 45 meters) Exposure – full sun Soil: rich and cool  –  Foliage: deciduous  –  Flowering: May Planting a horse chestnut tree The planting usually is performed in […]

Green all year long, boxwood draws back to the elegance of French gardens. Along edges to organize the garden, or sculpted as as a standalone shape, it is currently making a comeback.

Sometimes, it’s better not to prune than to prune wrong. Before going crazy with your hand pruner in the garden, learn why to prune and the do’s and don’ts of pruning.

Italian buckthorn is a shrubby tree that has interesting variegation on some varieties. Italian Buckthorn facts Name – Rhamnus alaternus Family – Rhamnaceae Type – shrub Height – 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – ordinary Foliage: evergreen  –   Flowering: March to May Planting Italian Buckthorn Plant in spring preferably. If you plant in fall, the cold might […]

A remarkable tree with a slender silhouette, Eucryphia also stands out thanks to its immaculate white blooming which smells like a fragrance from Heaven.

Juniper is a very cute little conifer, famous for its berries from which alcohol is made.

Topiary is the art of pruning shrubs into specific shapes. Topiary key facts

Lemon bottle-brush is a small, original ornamental shrub.

Maule’s quince is a simply beautiful shrub, and its blooming largely contributes to its success.

Lilac blooms and shares its fragrance right at the beginning of spring, which makes it one of the most beautiful flower shrubs.

Shinus molle, or pink peppercorn, is an elegant tree native to South America. Pink Peppercorn facts, a short list Name: Schinus molle Common: false pepper, peruvian peppertree Family: Anacardiaceae Type: tree Height: 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) Exposure: full sun Soil: ordinary Foliage: evergreen  –  Blooming: spring → fall  –  Fruit set: summer → fall Planting pink peppercorn It […]

In gardening, some actions might seem insignificant, yet they are crucial for the healthy growth of plants. Staking is one of them. Find out why it’s essential to stake a tree and how to do it with three simple techniques.

Planting a tree, shrub, or rose bush is an important for the plant you have just purchased. After growing in a container in a nursery or garden store, your plant

Setting up a mixed hedge fulfills all the functions of a normal single-species hedge, and provides an added aesthetic touch to your garden that is quite unique

Did you know that a hedge does much more than just protect us from neighbors, wind and noise?

Wow, imagine getting that ocean-blue Caribbean feel right in your own back yard! There are a lot of silver-blue shrubs,

Rhododendron is a nice shrub perfectly suited to growing in pots.

Judas tree is a small spring-blooming tree that is simply beautiful.

Oak is a common forest tree. It’s most majestic when it grows to great heights.

Ornamental cherry tree, also called Japanese cherry tree or Prunus, is a very beautiful ornamental tree.

Forsythia is truly marvelous in spring thanks to its magnificent golden flowers.

Scotch broom, although a delightful shrub, is not to be planted everywhere. This European native fought with other plants to secure its own living space in its native habitat.

Barberry is a shrub much appreciated for its foliage, defensive spikes, and flowers.

Russian olive is a stylish tree.

Glossy abelia is a beautiful shrub that offers cute blooming over the summer.

Barbary fig, or Opuntia ficus-indica, is the cactus that bears prickly pears. Barbary fig key facts Botanical name – Opuntia ficus‑indica Common names – barbary fig, Mickey Mouse cactus, prickly pear, tree cactus Family – Cactaceae Type – perennial cactus Height – 15 feet (5 m) and more Soil – light, well-draining, any pH Hardiness […]